Overview
- Rospotrebnadzor told reporters this week that HIV has moved beyond key groups and now shows generalized spread in 27 Russian regions.
- Official data put about 1.23 million people living with HIV, roughly 0.8% of the population, while 2025 saw around 45,000 new diagnoses.
- Health authorities and Medvestnik report a rise in healthcare‑associated clusters: eight facility outbreaks in 2025 infected 104 patients and investigators logged further clusters in 2026.
- Rospotrebnadzor officials say repeated, systematic hygiene breaches in clinics — including reuse of single‑use items and gaps in screening for dialysis, transplant and pediatric patients — are behind many transmissions.
- Analysts warn the draft 2027 drug budget funds medicines for about 30,000 new patients, a shortfall compared with recent annual new infections that could leave many without timely treatment.